According to the Washington Post:
The Senate Armed Services Committee this morning opened its confirmation hearing on Robert M. Gates, the former CIA chief and National Security Adviser nominated by President Bush to replace outgoing defense secretary Donald H. Rumsfeld.
The hearing offers, for many, the first public glimpse of the Senate in action since the November midterm elections, in which Republicans lost control of Congress. It is a window into how aggressive Democratic lawmakers -- many of whom are seeking a phased pullout of troops from Iraq -- may be once they assume the Senate and House majorities in January.
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